| team BELGIUM | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 14 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 4 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 6 - 8 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 2 - 5 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | 2: + 1; = 1; - 0: 4 - 3 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 1 - 3 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 4: + 3; = 1; - 0: 11 - 6 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 5 - 8 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 16 - 11 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 4: + 0; = 0; - 4: 3 - 10 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 5: + 3; = 0; - 2: 12 - 5 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 14 - 8 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 4 - 5 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 4; = 2; - 0: 12 - 0 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 3; = 0; - 3: 7 - 6 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 5; = 1; - 2: 12 - 9 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 5: + 2; = 1; - 2: 3 - 5 7 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 9 - 5 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 7: + 2; = 2; - 3: 12 - 15 8 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 4; = 4; - 0: 15 - 5 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 6 - 4 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 7; = 1; - 2: 16 - 5 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 4 - 4 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 10: + 7; = 1; - 2: 23 - 13 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 0; = 3; - 0: 3 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 7; = 2; - 1: 27 - 6 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 6 - 7 5 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 3; = 3; - 4: 16 - 11 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 3; = 1; - 6: 13 - 20 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 8; = 2; - 0: 18 - 4 26 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 6 - 3 12 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 9; = 1; - 0: 43 - 6 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 7: + 6; = 0; - 1: 16 - 6 18 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 6; = 2; - 0: 25 - 6 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 1 - 2 4 | |
| Best achievement: |
3rd place 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 141: +83: =27; -31; 302 ‒ 147 276 | |
| Percentage indicators | +58,87%; =19,15%; -21,99%; 2,14 ‒ 1,04 65,25% | |
| FIFA world cup | 51: +21: =10; -20; 69 ‒ 74 73 | |
| Percentage indicators | +41,18%; =19,61%; -39,22%; 1,35 ‒ 1,45 47,71% | |
| Total: | 192: +104: =37; -51; 371 ‒ 221 349 | |
| Percentage indicators | +54,17%; =19,27%; -26,56%; 1,93 ‒ 1,15 60,59% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 192 (51) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 371 | |
| - home: | 181 (48,79%) | |
| - away: | 112 (30,19%) | |
| - neutral field: | 78 (21,02%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 221 | |
| - home: | 55 (24,89%) | |
| - away: | 98 (44,34%) | |
| - neutral field: | 68 (30,77%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,93 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,15 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 164/213 (77,00%) | |
| - away: | 104/210 (49,52%) | |
| - neutral field: | 81/153 (52,94%) | |
| Biggest win: | 10:1 - San Marino | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:5 - Spain | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 75 (39,06%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 41 (21,35%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 34 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 12 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 8 / 1 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 177 (0,92) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 11 (0,06) | |
| - second yellow cards | 9 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 332 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 6 314 232 (32 887) | |
| Top scorer: | Romelu LUKAKU (14 18 22) - 23 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Jan VERTONGHEN (10 14 18 22) - 47 games | |